Collaboration with other classes http://k20.internet2.edu/getstarted/ k-12 interested in connecting with a class in another class or country to learn more about their culture and make it real for the students?
http://www.cilc.org CILC (Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration) website. The free subscription will allow you to post and respond to collaboration requests.
http://www.globalcoin.org/ The following website emphasizes World Languages, World Cultures, and global issues.
Video Link www.wherethehellismatt.com This is the young man who traveled across the world using just the internet - friend to friend - to get his food, to get him to where he was going, and to get housing. He managed to get to 42 countries. His website shows journals, pictures, and videoclips. http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DzlfKdbWwruY The Where the hell is Matt video does not chronicle the trip - just shows the joy of the connection. You might want to use it an an intro to one of your presentations. It WILL make you smile.
http://www.bablingua.com Bablingua is a Spanish resource created by 2 teachers in Madrid who had taught in North Carolina as Visiting International Faculty. The created the site to address needs the notice while in US schools. It includes a blog where you could put out an additional search.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES:
http://www.cffforeignlanguage.wikispaces.com
http://www.diigo.com/list/diannekrause/world-language-resources
http://spanishpod.com/
http://www.uni.edu/becker/children.html
http://www.uni.edu/becker/Spanish3.html
http://web20guru.wikispaces.com/Tools+By+Subject#toc11
http://moourl.com/language Connecting your World Language Class with the world
Collaboration with other classes
http://k20.internet2.edu/getstarted/ k-12 interested in connecting with a class in another class or country to learn more about their culture and make it real for the students?
http://www.cilc.org CILC (Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration) website. The free subscription will allow you to post and respond to collaboration requests.
http://www.takingitglobal.org
International Newspapers
http://www.spanishnewyork.com/spanish-newspapers-in-spanish.html - has one place for newspaper links from every Spanish speaking country
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/ Argentina
http://www.nacion.com/ Costa Rica
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/default.asp You can get the front page of newspapers in their native language for 55 countries.
Great Panoramic Video:
http://www.360cities.net/ Many of the videos are in foreign language
Audio in Several Languages:
http://www.readthewords.com/
PDE Sponsored Website
http://www.globalcoin.org/ The following website emphasizes World Languages, World Cultures, and global issues.
Video Link
www.wherethehellismatt.com This is the young man who traveled across the world using just the internet - friend to friend - to get his food, to get him to where he was going, and to get housing. He managed to get to 42 countries. His website shows journals, pictures, and videoclips.
http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DzlfKdbWwruY The Where the hell is Matt video does not chronicle the trip - just shows the joy of the connection. You might want to use it an an intro to one of your presentations. It WILL make you smile.
http://www.bablingua.com Bablingua is a Spanish resource created by 2 teachers in Madrid who had taught in North Carolina as Visiting International Faculty. The created the site to address needs the notice while in US schools. It includes a blog where you could put out an additional search.
http://www.classroom20.com Educator's collaborative site has great contacts.
http://www.uni.edu/becker/Spanish3.html Excellent website for Spanish resources.